CVE-2009-0537

Integer overflow in the fts_build function in fts.c in libc in (1) OpenBSD 4.4 and earlier and (2) Microsoft Interix 6.0 build 10.0.6030.0 allows…

published March 9, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
4%
Percentile
89.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Integer overflow in the fts_build function in fts.c in libc in (1) OpenBSD 4.4 and earlier and (2) Microsoft Interix 6.0 build 10.0.6030.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a deep directory tree, related to the fts_level structure member, as demonstrated by (a) du, (b) rm, (c) chmod, and (d) chgrp on OpenBSD; and (e) SearchIndexer.exe on Vista Enterprise.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03592 · 89.4th percentile
Published
2009-03-09T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 MAR 21:00Z
    Integer overflow in the fts_build function in fts.c in libc in (1) OpenBSD 4.4 and earlier and (2) Microsoft Interix 6.0 build 10.0.6030.0 allows…
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